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This book is published to accompany the television series entitled Earth from Space, first broadcast on BBC One in 2018.

Commissioning Editor: Craig Hunter

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Series Producer: Chloë Sarosh

Series Director: Barny Revill

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Producer/Director: Paul Thompson

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Additional directing: Katie Parsons, Patrick Evans, Natasha Filer and Bertie Allison

First published by BBC Books in 2019

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ISBN 9781785943539

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